As part of a campaign to limit the use of artificial intelligence in cinema, the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that actors generated by artificial intelligence technology cannot be nominated for an Oscar. The new rules require that the actor be a real human being and not a copy generated by artificial intelligence in order to be eligible to receive the highest awards in the world of cinema. They also require that the scenarios be written by a real person and not an automated program.
Published on: 05/02/2026 - 08:38 Last updated: 05/02/2026 - 13:49
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The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that actors generated by artificial intelligence are excluded from being nominated for an Oscar, as part of a campaign to limit the use of this technology in cinema.
The new rules require that the actor be a real human being and not a copy generated by artificial intelligence in order to be eligible to win the highest awards in the world of cinema. They also require that the scenarios be written by a real person and not an automated program.
"In the acting category, only roles listed in the film's official cast list and proven to have been performed by real actors with their consent will be accepted," the academy said.
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“In the writing categories, the rules stipulate that screenplays must be human-authored to be eligible,” she added.
This decision comes days after an artificial intelligence-generated version of the late actor Val Kilmer was revealed to a number of theater owners, one year after the death of the “Top Gun” star.
A young digital version of Kilmer appeared in the trailer for the action film "As Deep as the Grave."
This project was completed with the support of Kilmer's family, who were enthusiastic and allowed the use of his photographic archive, which was used to recreate him on screen at different stages of his life.
The use of artificial intelligence remains one of the most sensitive issues in the entertainment industry, and was the focus of 2023 strikes that paralyzed Hollywood, with actors and writers warning that uncontrolled technology threatened their livelihoods.
Other updates to the Academy's rules include a change in the way films are nominated for the Best Foreign Film award.
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Until this year, only films nominated by an official national body were allowed to compete, which was a problem for any critical film made in an authoritarian state.
For example, "It Was Just an Accident" by Iranian director Jafar Panahi was nominated earlier this year as representing France, which presented it.
Under the new rules, a non-English language film can be nominated in the international category if it has previously won an award at a major international film festival, such as Cannes, Berlin, Busan, Venice and Toronto.
In this category, the film is considered the nominee, not the country, and the name of its director is engraved after the film’s title on the small plaque that is attached to the Oscar statue, along with the name of the country, if it exists, according to what the Academy announced.
France 24 / AFP
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